Lifestyle Columns
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Cable TV once again offers challenging summer seriesJun 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Reality is for people who can't handle TV, it's commonly said, but summer makes for a double bind. Then, with viewership generally down because people would rather go ou...
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Don't agree to play your sister's games of controlJun 23, 2008 11:00 pm - >Q. M. A. Depends. If you want a relationship at any cost to your sanity, dignity and spare time, then keep doing what you're doing. But if you want a relationship i...
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'Persepolis' ultimately about people, not politicsJun 23, 2008 11:00 pm - "Persepolis" If you're looking for an alternative to the popcorn movies filling the multiplexes these days, see "Persepolis." Actually, see it anyway. The film is a ...
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Stepping up fight against metabolic syndromeJun 22, 2008 11:00 pm - There are 50 million Americans who have it. Philip J. Kocisco decided he didn't want to be one of them. But at age 38, overweight with high blood pressure and cholestero...
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Dells are good to go despite delugeJun 21, 2008 11:00 pm - The Original Wisconsin Ducks amphibious vehicle tours are still running on the Wisconsin River. Only a small portion of the itinerary was on Lake Delton, which has cease...
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Don't be taxed by U.S. Customs regulationsJun 21, 2008 11:00 pm - When Dorothy Burgess passed through U.S. Customs after returning from a trip to France, an agent thought he smelled a rat. Actually, it was a chunk of gooey cheese Dorot...
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Don't trust a door-to-door contractorJun 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. Is putting a 2-inch layer of macadam over existing macadam a good idea? I had my driveway (100 by 15 feet) done about 10 to 12 years ago, and it is cracking in th...
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Friends looking for a beachfront rental in the SoutheastJun 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Lady Jane is a working shrimp boat that offers excursions in the Marshes of Glynn near Sea Island, Ga. Q. We would like to rent beachfront accommodations with friends in...
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After more than two years, canceled flight not refundedJun 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I don't know if this is a lost cause because it happened more than two years ago, but I thought I'd ask. We booked a round-trip ticket for our son to fly from Dal...
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Dig into a New England-style feast in WisconsinJun 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Although Wisconsin's Green Lake is notably deep and cold, it doesn't provide a habitat for lobsters. Not so with Heidel House Resort, folded into the lake's shoreline. I...